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I Can't Feed My Family Again; I Make N20,000 Daily But Spend N17,000 On Fuel — Taxi Driver Laments

A commercial driver identified as Wahab Ajibaye based in Ilorin, Kwara State has expressed frustration over the rising fuel prices, saying it has left him struggling to provide for his family.

Despite earning N20,000 daily, Ajibaye says he takes home only N3,000 after fuel expenses, leaving him unable to cater to his children and wife.

He said: “I am buying fuel for N1100 and I make N20,000 (daily) but I take only N3,000 with me to my house (after work). I am the owner of my car but I am no longer making enough to cater to my children and my wife. The All Progressives Congress (APC) government will not end well. Nigeria is becoming worse and we pray God takes away this set of current leaders.”

Ajibaye blamed the ruling APC government for the hardship faced by Nigerians, saying, "Their government is bringing more suffering. They're not ashamed, despite many Nigerians cursing them. They should rethink."

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had recently agreed that the policies initiated by President Bola Tinubu resulted in growing economic hardships in Nigeria.

The party in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka had said this, while responding to a former national vice chairman (North West) of the party, Salihu Mohammed Lukman.

Recall that Lukman had berated the party for bad governance, adding that former President Muhammadu Buhari and incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have failed to deliver on their campaign promises.

Lukman, therefore, urged opposition leaders to unite and work hard to defeat the APC-led government in 2027.

But reacting, Morka in a statement on Tuesday argued that President Tinubu was taking bold measures to reset the country’s “long broken economy”, explaining that his reforms had increased economic hardship in the country.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/09/19/i-cant-feed-my-family-again-i-make-n20000-daily-spend-n17000-fuel-taxi-driver-laments

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Tinubu is a weapon fashioned against Nigeria.

Sorry for your terrible situation, Mr. Ajibaye

Hope you were not once a member of the prestigious sophisticated group of Emilokun skullars?

Awon baba Taxi Garage Offa, Tanke, Fate, Post office, Amilegbe, Oja gboro, Ita Amodu, Taiwo oke, Taiwo isale, Challenge, Kulende,,Poly, Saw Mile,,Asa dam.

The situation is terrible. Getting a job that needs transport to and fro now looks like slavery .

I previously created a topic about an employer that refused to disclose salary range.

Days ago on Facebook, I posted in a group that I needed a job that can pay at least 100,000 naira monthly.
Same employer ed me. I had to remind him that we have spoken before.
This time, he had no choice but decided to state the salary. It's a position of a secretary and he's said the salary is 40k.

Transport to and fro will cost me 1,000 daily.
So let's assume 25,000 naira is spent on transport, leaving a balance of 15,000 naira. Will 15,000 naira be enough to feed me in a month? That's 500 naira a day. Can 166 naira put food on the table? Other expenses nko?

I told him it can't work for me. And he asked me to find anyone that can take the job.

This life eh.. Sometimes, I wish the night never ends. Cos once it's morning, depression sets in.

When will this phase be over?

wait what? you make 90k per months but cant feed your family? what of those who are still receiving 30/50k salary then?

you better tell your wife to get up and go look for a damn job until things get better then.

iwaeda:
Despite earning N20,000 daily, Ajibaye says he takes home only N3,000 after fuel expenses, leaving him unable to cater to his children and wife.
Acommercial driver identified as Wahab Ajibaye based in Ilorin, Kwara State has expressed frustration over the rising fuel prices, saying it has left him struggling to provide for his family.
Despite earning N20,000 daily, Ajibaye says he takes home only N3,000 after fuel expenses, leaving him unable to cater to his children and wife.
He said: “I am buying fuel for N1100 and I make N20,000 (daily) but I take only N3,000 with me to my house (after work). I am the owner of my car but I am no longer making enough to cater to my children and my wife. The All Progressives Congress (APC) government will not end well. Nigeria is becoming worse and we pray God takes away this set of current leaders.”
Ajibaye blamed the ruling APC government for the hardship faced by Nigerians, saying, "Their government is bringing more suffering. They're not ashamed, despite many Nigerians cursing them. They should rethink."

The cost of fuel is expected to keep rising for a while, so he should make sure that every adult in his family that is able to work is out there working each day to bring in what they can to help offset cost.

aceman88:
Sorry for your terrible situation, Mr. Ajibaye Hope you were not once a member of the prestigious sophisticated group of Emilokun skullars?

Does that even matter at this point since the suffering is evenly distributed across the board to
► all those who voted for the current istration,
► all those who voted for other candidates,
► including all those who abstained from voting during the elections?

Everyone is equally impacted by the suffering and waiting their turn to be visited with more of the same or ultimately death in this.

iwaeda:
Awon baba Taxi Garage Offa, Tanke, Fate, Post office, Amilegbe, Oja gboro, Italy Amodu, Taiwo oke, Taiwo isale, Challenge, Kulende,,Poly, Saw Mile,,Asa dam.

Oja oba , oja tuntun, Ile wolede, Balogun Fulani , Gambari, sabo line, Emirs road , Adewole estate , surulere Agaka isale Maliki , isale Koto lol. Twale for my Ilorin people o

Adaisback:
Oja oba , oja tuntun, Ile wolede, Balogun Fulani , Gambari, sabo line, Emirs road , Adewole estate , surulere Agaka isale Maliki , isale Koto lol. Twale for my Ilorin people o

PS, Unity, Basin, Ita Kure, Idiape, Olaolu,

iwaeda:


PS, Unity, Basin, Ita Kure, Idiape, Olaolu,

chai ! You be Baba Ilorin o. Enle Baba

Metal751:
The hunger is too much. If u try to complain, people here will be insulting you. I need to enable me buy some foodstuffs pls nairalanders. Help a soul. 🙏🙏

You should be out there instead protesting your government and its many policies. Why try to take advantage of equally struggling Nigerians like yourself?

The hardships is unbearable

Nigerian politicians are devil in agbada. Set of heartless creatures.I wonder how they sleep at night knowing fully well people are living in pain and misery.

Usmanovic95:
■ Nigerian politicians are devil in agbada. Set of heartless creatures.I wonder how they sleep at night knowing fully well people are living in pain and misery.

The Nigerian politicians you speak of are a mirror of the Nigerian people.

Adaisback:
chai ! You be Baba Ilorin o. Enle Baba

Eku agba. Enle faa.

Metal751:
■ How did you know that I did not protest?
■ And if I May ask, what good result has the protest yield? Have things not become worse after the protest? Pls Sir let's be mindful of our utterances when someone seeks help. Pls

Protesting your government in fact means using every resource available to you to see to it that the government is caused to change its course or be removed if not functioning. Has the government been removed at this point? Did you protest today or what?

2. Has what protest yielded? A protest is a continuous act. You don't protest and then give up after a while. You continue until your goal is reached. So, again, why do you speak of protest as if it is done and dusted? The suffering you are here complaining of is not something worth protesting?

Metal751:
■ Why not help me with whatever u can at this point?

For?

Metal751:
The hunger is too much. If u try to complain, people here will be insulting you.
I need to enable me buy some foodstuffs pls nairalanders. Help a soul. 🙏🙏

the reason why people are insulting you is not because you complain, its because you are a PROFESSIONAL BEGGAR/FRAUDSTER ON NL, CREATING BRAND NEW PROFILES EVERYDAY WITH YEYE SOB STORIES

here you are with this brand new profile created just today, and already begging for handouts, with the same yeye bank (posted on your profile) used by all your other profiles with yeye sob stories as seen below:

Opanka44:
Good afternoon brothers and sisters, pls i want to beg anyone here in Allah's name to pls help me with something to use in buying foodstuffs to cook and eat. Haven't eaten for three days now.
813-150-5075 Opay
God bless you

Jimmur:
Pls who will now gift me something to feed on. The hunger has caused me depression, anxiety and total sadness. I'm in despair. Someone pls help me. Nothing is too small. God bless the giver.
813-150-5075 OPAY
🙏🙏🙏

MisterBanny:

81-3-15-0-5-075 OPAY.
It will help in no small measure sir. I'll buy a Mudu of white beans, buy sweet potatoes and refill my gas. Haven't eaten today. God bless and increase you in all you do sir. Amen

Metal751:
The hunger is too much. If u try to complain, people here will be insulting you.
I need to enable me buy some foodstuffs pls nairalanders. Help a soul. 🙏🙏

Anybody wey insult you, insult him papa back. Majority of those 30k idiots are 20yr old kids who still live with their parents so they can't feel anything reason why they say rubbish from morning to night.

E dey go round.

Seriously speaking, Nigeria is a tough place to be now
The worse thing is that it is business being done by Yorubas that's more affected

What baffles me most is the lead opposition party that supposed to lead protest from forefront are keeping quiet waiting for common man on the streets PDP is the most useless opposition party

3k daily is already more than minimum wage. It will favour you and your family that you can't feed.

The man is a fucking liar,you can't own your own bus and not be able to feed your family.

How about people who drive for others?

When fuel increases you too increase your fares.

I refuse to believe this lies.

Nonsense clout chaser.

God will really help Nigerians.
I trek like 1 hr 20 mints daily to reduce my transport costs